U21 World League

Estádio Azteca
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kauan Meira started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thodoris Diamantidis in the 3rd minute of play forced México Eterno MZC's goalkeeper Silas Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lambis Tournas kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Jânio Sena lost his temper 13 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 14th minute, Jânio Sena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silas Nascimento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Notis Valaoras in the 15th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, one of Bazellatin F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bazellatin F.C.. When the match had been going on for 21 minutes, México Eterno MZC's Paulão Ferreira got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Manos Voutsas. Silas Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thalis Sapakis in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute Notis Valaoras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silas Nascimento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kauan Meira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute, Stathis Rasoulis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. México Eterno MZC's Silas Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thalis Sapakis in the 35th minute of play. A collision led to México Eterno MZC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Dráuzio Luz hit a great ball. Silas Nascimento didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lambis Tournas went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Thalis Sapakis made the kick off in the second half. Silas Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thodoris Diamantidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bazellatin F.C.'s Thalis Sapakis got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. México Eterno MZC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Fivos Daskalakis 56 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. After 59 minutes of play, México Eterno MZC's Kauan Meira made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manos Voutsas was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of México Eterno MZC booed when Bazellatin F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Notis Valaoras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silas Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charalambos Anastasakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silas Nascimento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Notis Valaoras in the 80th minute. In the 83rd minute Paulão Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manos Voutsas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 84 minutes, Thodoris Diamantidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bazellatin F.C. and the México Eterno MZC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bazellatin F.C.'s Thodoris Diamantidis got a free kick in the 84th minute. Paulão Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manos Voutsas having to interfere. Edu Marinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Manos Voutsas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Bazellatin F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than México Eterno MZC throughout the match.